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Mach32 Supported Modes

Brightness

Contrast

Saturation

Hue

Gray Scale

Colors

Buttons


Mach32 Supported Modes

             The following table shows the graphics modes and

board configurations for which accelerated video playback is

supported.

	640x480	800x600	1024x768	1280x1024
4 bpp	Unaccelerated  Playback	Unaccelerated  Playback	Unaccelerated  Playback	Unaccelerated  Playback
8 bpp Palette Mgr. On	Unaccelerated  Playback	Unaccelerated  Playback	Unaccelerated  Playback	Unaccelerated  Playback
8 bpp* Palette Mgr. Off	GUPRO 1MB/2MB GU+ 1MB/2MB	GUPRO 1MB/2MB GU+ 1MB/2MB	GUPRO 1MB/2MB	Unaccelerated  Playback
16 bpp Recommended	GUPRO 1MB/2MB GU+ 1MB/2MB	GUPRO 2MB	GUPRO 2MB	Unaccelerated  Playback
24 bpp	Unaccelerated  Playback	Unaccelerated  Playback	Unaccelerated  Playback	Unaccelerated  Playback

GUPRO = Graphics Ultra Pro      GU+ = Graphics Ultra +

* Users may experience color degradation in Palette Manager off mode.

16 bpp color mode is strongly recommended.

For optimal performance of video clips, the following settings are

suggested for the ATI FlexDesk parameters:

Resolution - 640 x 480

Colors - 65,000 (16-bit)

Desktop - No effect

16 bpp RGB Mode - 5/6/5

256 Color Palette - OFF (if using 256 color mode)

Crystal Fonts - OFF


Brightness

             This control will adjust the brightness of images in the playback window.

See also:

Contrast


Contrast

            This control will adjust the contrast of images in the playback window.

See also:

Brightness


Saturation

                        This control will adjust the color saturation of images in the playback window. This control is often labelled "color" on television sets.

See also:

Hue


Hue

            This control will adjust the "hue" or "tint" of images in the playback window. Increasing values shift colors towards red and decreasing values towards green. This control is often labelled "hue" on television sets.

See also:

Saturation


Gray Scale

            This box shows the current range of gray levels that will occur in images. This range of gray levels is effected by the contrast and brightness controls.

See also:

Brightness

Contrast


Colors

            This box shows 8 colors which are all the possible combinations of the three primary colors red, green and blue.  Starting from the left-most side of the box, the colors are: white, yellow, aqua, green, magenta, red, blue and black. The saturation of the colors is affected by the saturation control and the tint of the colors is affected by the Hue control.

See also:

Hue

Saturation


Buttons

          Use the current settings.

          Leave without affecting settings.

          Save current settings as the default in WIN.INI.

          Use default values from WIN.INI.

          Brief information about the ATI Video driver.

          You're reading it.


playback window

The window in which the AVI movie is played.